Furry Black India Pale Ale | North Peak Brewing Company

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4/5 rDev +1.5%look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #52 (May 2011):

Dark, yes. Tiny-bubbled lacing does not waiver—this beer looks appetizing all around. Aromas of burnt sugar, resin hop and alcohol that resembles ripe cherries and blackberries. Leans dry; smoothness runs deep. Mild roasted flavor and yeast tone are both in the raw. Maltiness sets in, but the hops cover it quickly with a stodgy herbal and spicy flavor. Alcohol does warm a little; undertones of fruit. Lots of balance here, pretty quaffable for the size. A great drink and certainly helps to define this new style for American brewers.

Black is this IPA, dense with a brown hue shining at the edges in direct light. A creamy tan head sits between 1 and 2 fingers tall and develops a rocky denseness before settling. The head that remains drops lacing in thick rings before going patchy. On first appearance, this will be a good one.
The nose is simultaneously roasty and piny. There's an earthy note there too. At the very end is a whiff of alcohol.
Pine smacks the palate and co-mingles woth the roast rather than dominating it. There's a note of toffee sweetness underneath and coffee grounds come out as well. Hops bitterness also goes a bit floral.
A good medium body, neither too heavy or too light, supports a smoothness that's creamy rolling off a constant crispness. It goes quite dry in the finish without being chalky.
Furry may be a new standard-bearer for the style. These guys are good.

The nose is entirely too weak but it does reveal a dry cocoa and smoky coffee. Light pine and bitterness sit just underneath.

The flavor is strong enough with an evident dry chocolate malt, Graham cracker and a mid palate of marshmallow sweetness. Some smoke and coffee lingers throughout, this finishes rather piney and bitter.

The feel is dry yet crisp, easily drinkable without any astringency.

More chocolate malt than I normally expect in a black IPA this has a lot of porter like qualities, which makes it well suited for my taste.

My second beer of the night (with many more on the way) thanks to Kevin (kzoobrew). A damn good BA and guy. Cheers!

Appearance - Pours an almost opaque black color, with just slight hints of dark mahogany color coming through around the edges. About a half finger of quickly dissipated head is achieved with a moderate pour.

Smell - Bittersweet cocoa and run of the mill hops are quite prevalent in the nose. Not much else.

Taste - As the nose would suggest, an initial cocoa flavor is tasted first, that in my opinion becomes more predominate as the beer warms. There is a great hop profile here too that picks up in the middle, and ends with a nice roasted malt, yet not overly sweet, malty backbone.

Mouthfeel - Medium to lighter bodied, finishes a hint dry.

Drinkability - Not bad. A good beer to try but probably not something I'd buy a sixer of. Still, pretty tasty!

T: strong coffee flavor throughout, then loads of citrus and rich caramel malt, the hops range from grassy to floral to citrus, with an emphasis on orange, the finish is long, smoky, piny, citrusy, and slightly chalky. For such a strongly flavored beer, it exhibits a very nice balance.

M: medium-bodied, silky, moderate carbonation.

D: I love the first half of Cascadian ales, by the second half my palate feels overworked. I would have been happy with a 5 oz. pour for $1.

decided to open this one up as i put the new grill together this afternoon. serve cold and poured into a pint glass, this one was enjoyed on 4/30/2011

a nice dark black pour with a big head of tan lacing that rose up and over the top of the glass quite quickly, settling down into a smooth layer of lacing that covered the entire sides of the glass.

near perfect balance of rich roasted malts, smoked notes, dark earthy, and piney hops. warming only brings the hops to the front even more and allows them to steal the show. quick hitting and bitter as the first sip hits your palate it was amazing how smooth and easy this one went down. nice long finish initially was wrapped in hoppy dryness and twang but melted into molasses and rich caramel malts that left a light sweet flavor that made you have to go back for more.

overall so solid and well done. i was extremely impressed with this one. this is quickly becoming my new favorite style.